dan role; specifically qingyi or huadan roles
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dan role; specifically refers to qingyi (virtuous woman) or huadan (vivacious young woman) subtypes
technicalThis specific term (dànjué) refers to the dan role in Chinese opera, and in some contexts, specifically the qingyi (blue-clad, dignified female) or huadan (colorful, coquettish female) subtypes. It is the subject of the provided dictionary entry.
Zhè这
wèi位
yǎn演
yuán员
de的
dàn旦
jué绝
gōng功
fu夫
liǎo了
dé得
，
yóu尤
qí其
shàn擅
cháng长
qīng青
yī衣
。
This actor's dan role skills are superb, especially excelling at the qingyi subtype.
Zhè这
ge个
jù剧
tuán团
yǐ以
péi培
yǎng养
yōu优
xiù秀
de的
dàn旦
jué绝
yǎn演
yuán员
ér而
wén闻
míng名
。
This opera troupe is famous for training excellent dan role actors.
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Zài在
jīng京
jù剧
lǐ里
，
dàn旦
jué绝
shì是
ge个
dà大
lèi类
，
bāo包
kuò括
qīng青
yī衣
、
huā花
dàn旦
、
wǔ武
dàn旦
děng等
。
In Peking opera, the dan role is a major category, including qingyi, huadan, wudan, etc.